NOT YOUR ORDINARY AUDI
There are loads of SUV's these days on the market. But not everyone wants a huge truck with big tires and choppy suspension. Some people would rather have a luxury wagon with some off-road capabilities. There are a few of those types of cars on the market but few, if not none have the characteristics of the new Audi allroad. You see, an allroad is really a SUV under disguise that can act as both a real off-roader and a luxury wagon.
To achieve such an acrobatic act, Audi had to use a lot of imagination. The German automaker started with the shell of an A6 Avant that was considerably strengthened and added to it a distinct and easily recognizable finishing touch. But what is important is the way Audi got this wagon to play "Transformer" and become an off-roader. To start off with, Audi began like many other manufacturers and gave its station wagon an all-wheel-drive system. The engine stayed the same 2.7-litre turbo V6 developing 250 horsepower and it was combined to a five-speed automatic transmission that can be left in its automatic mode, changed manually with the shifter or again manually with the Tiptronic method with triggers on the steering wheel (that is with the thumbs!). This allows the car to go from 0 to 100 kmh in about 8.5 seconds. Probably not race car performance but quite enough to follow the urban traffic. Passing is a faster though and I appreciated it in many circumstances.